1. Notice of EIE:  Old Saybrook Wastewater Management District

Municipality where project is proposed: Old Saybrook

Project Description: The project involves the establishment of a Decentralized Wastewater Management District within the Town of Old Saybrook.  This project will reduce the potential for contamination of groundwater and surface water in the defined focus areas due to sewage discharges from failing and substandard septic systems.  Existing onsite wastewater systems will be evaluated for compliance with the adopted Upgrade Standards and will be upgraded to meet those standards.  The Decentralized Wastewater Management District will encompass all or portions of the following neighborhoods within Old Saybrook: Chalker Beach, Indiantown, Saybrook Manor, Cornfield Park, Cornfield Point, Plum Bank, Great Hammock, Meadowood, Maple Avenue North, Fenwood, Ingham Hill, Oyster River East, Saybrook Acres, Saybrook Point, and Thompson.  Affected properties in each of these neighborhoods are defined in the EIE.

Project Map:  Click here to view a map of the project area.

Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business onJune 19, 2009

The public can view a copy of this EIE at:

Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse
Planning & Standards Division (2nd Floor)
79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106

or at the office of the Old Saybrook Town Clerk:

Town Hall
302 Main Street
Old Saybrook, CT 06475

The EIE can also be found online at the DEP website by clicking here.

There is a public hearing scheduled for this EIE on:

DATE: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

TIME: 7:00 pm

PLACE: Old Saybrook High School Auditorium, 
              1111 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook

NOTE: The DEP is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. In conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals with disabilities who need information in an alternative format, to allow them to benefit and/or participate in the agency’s programs and services, should call  (860)-424-3051 or (860) 418-5937 and make their request.  Requests for accommodations to attend meetings and/or educational programs, sponsored by the DEP, must be made at least two weeks prior to the program date.  These requests may also be made directly to Marcia Z. Bonitto, ADA Coordinator, via e-mail: Marcia.Bonitto@ct.gov

Written comments about this EIE should be sent to:

Name: Dennis J. Greci
Agency: Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse
Planning & Standards Division
Address: 79 Elm St.
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
E-Mail: dennis.greci@ct.gov
Phone: (860) 424-3751
Fax: (860) 424-4067

If you have questions about the public hearing, or where you can review this EIE, or similar matters, please contact Mr Greci as directed above.